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February 10, 2022

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Agency Multifamily Boosts CMBS to Record Issuance in 2021

The non-agency CMBS market posted a huge 97.4% increase in issuance in 2021, led by the securitization of office and industrial-property mortgages. Fannie, Freddie and Ginnie continued to dominate multifamily MBS with a steady 8.3% gain. (Includes two data charts.) Read More

Freddie Racks Up Profits in 2021, Trend Slows in 4Q

For Freddie Mac, 2021 was even more profitable than 2020, but quarterly trends suggest this year will be more normal. Read More

MBS Investing REITs Expect Volatility as Fed Slows MBS Purchases

Annaly Capital Management’s net income declined by nearly 20% from the third to the fourth quarter and AGNC Investment took a loss as agency MBS values fluctuated due to actions by the Federal Reserve. Read More

Treasury Sheds Light on Fed’s Runoff of MBS

An advisory group of traders and dealers counsels Treasury on what the runoff means for its auction schedule. Read More

Reforms Pitched to Boost Participation in the Ginnie Program

Ginnie Mae should develop policies to attract more issuers to maintain its MBS program liquidity, according to Whalen Global Advisors. Read More

MBS and ABS Performance Expected to Take a Hit as Rates Rise

Borrowers with loans in various types of MBS and ABS could be stretched as interest rates increase, according to industry analysts. Prepayment rates are also likely to slow. Read More

Scratch-and-Dent Prices Healthy. But Are They Too High?

Prices paid for scratch-and-dent loans are favorable these days, favorable for sellers, that is. Read More

Ruling in Student Loan ABS Case Has Broad Legal Implications

The decision, in a case pitting the CFPB against a student loan securitization trust, opens up the defendants to enforcement actions brought under federal law. Read More

Unison Plots Growth in Home-Equity Sharing

Another way to bet on housing? The securitization of residential equity agreements is in its infancy. Does it have legs? Unison certainly hopes so. Read More

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